Nashville uses eminent domain to block data center near zoo
Check out the Banner’s guide to the city and its government here, or contact Metro reporter Stephen Elliott at [email protected] with questions or suggestions. Nashville’s Metro Council voted 27-5 on Tuesday to authorize city attorneys to initiate eminent domain proceedings seeking to take ownership of the property adjacent to the Nashville Zoo where a developer is planning to build a data center. The legislation, which passed its third and final vote, allows the city to begin negotiations with the property owner and potentially use eminent domain.
- ▪Check out the Banner’s guide to the city and its government here, or contact Metro reporter Stephen Elliott at [email protected] with questions or suggestions.
- ▪Nashville’s Metro Council voted 27-5 on Tuesday to authorize city attorneys to initiate eminent domain proceedings seeking to take ownership of the property adjacent to the Nashville Zoo where a developer is planning to build a data center.
- ▪The legislation, which passed its third and final vote, allows the city to begin negotiations with the property owner and potentially use eminent domain.
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🦅 The best of the Banner in your inbox with The Flyer newsletter. Sign up New to Metro government and wanting to get involved? Check out the Banner’s guide to the city and its government here, or contact Metro reporter Stephen Elliott at [email protected] with questions or suggestions. Nashville’s Metro Council voted 27-5 on Tuesday to authorize city attorneys to initiate eminent domain proceedings seeking to take ownership of the property adjacent to the Nashville Zoo where a developer is planning to build a data center. The legislation, which passed its third and final vote, allows the city to begin negotiations with the property owner and potentially use eminent domain. There’s a long road ahead still.
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